Category Archives: media coverage

Followup on Princetonian – and more thoughts from Bill Peace and Gary Presley

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Update on the article that appeared in yesterday’s edition of the Princetonian, which contained inaccurate and defamatory remarks about NDY. The online article has been revised. The article also carries an Editor’s note at the end of the article, which we’re told was published in today’s print edition of the Princetonian: Due to an editing … Continue reading Followup on Princetonian – and more thoughts from Bill Peace and Gary Presley →

Princetonian Celebrates Ten Years of Peter Singer – By Libeling NDY And Fabricating a “Violent Protest”

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(Addendum) – Up top, in the interest of fairness. I just got off the phone with the Princetonian’s Editor-in-Chief. He says that tomorrow’s edition will carry an apology and correction. The post below is still relevant, though – everyone should know what the fuss is about. –Stephen Drake Last week, I was contacted by a … Continue reading Princetonian Celebrates Ten Years of Peter Singer – By Libeling NDY And Fabricating a “Violent Protest” →

Media: Broadcast of Discussion of Euthanasia with Me and Dutch Doctor

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Just a brief alert on this one, for anyone interested. Last week, I participated in a taping of a discussion of euthanasia with Dr. Bert Keizer on the show “The State We’re In” on the English version of Radio Netherlands. It was a polite discussion, and we covered a lot of territory. Among other things, … Continue reading Media: Broadcast of Discussion of Euthanasia with Me and Dutch Doctor →

BMJ Editor Says He Doesn’t “Get” Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide – Is He Really That Stupid or Just a Liar?

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I’m late getting to this one. Last month BMJ published an editorial by Deputy Editor Tony Delamothe titled “Assisted Dying: what’s disability got to do with it?“ Here’s his intro: The debate on assisted dying has been hijacked by disabled people who want to live. It needs to be reclaimed for terminally ill people who … Continue reading BMJ Editor Says He Doesn’t “Get” Disability Opposition to Assisted Suicide – Is He Really That Stupid or Just a Liar? →

Arizona Daily Star Romanticizes the Suicide of a Disabled Woman in a “Tribute”

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Well, now that National Suicide Prevention Week is over, I guess the field is wide-open when it comes to romanticizing the suicides of people with disabilities in the popular press. Scary thought. Just when I get to the point where I think I’ve seen everything in terms of sensationalized coverage that condones and sympathizes with … Continue reading Arizona Daily Star Romanticizes the Suicide of a Disabled Woman in a “Tribute” →